Tibor Wollek Explained

Tibor Wollek
Birth Date:7 October 1947[1]
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Death Place:Székesfehérvár, Fejér, Hungary
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:???–1968
Youthclubs1:Erzsébeti VTK
Years1:1968
Years2:1969–1977
Caps2:202
Goals2:65
Nationalyears1:1975
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1

Tibor Wollek (October 7, 1947 – October 2, 2004) was a Hungarian footballer. He played as a forward for Videoton throughout the 1970s, becoming the club's second top scorer during the 1975–76 Nemzeti Bajnokság I. He also briefly represented his home country of Hungary in 1975 during the EUFA Euro 1976 qualifiers.

Club career

Until 1968 he played for Erzsébeti VTK in Budapest throughout his youth career. In 1968, during his debut as a senior player, he played for Kossuth KFSE. Subsequently, in 1969, he moved to Székesfehérvár to play for Videoton. He would produce many goals for the team throughout his career, scoring three goals against Újpest Dósza in a 3–2 victory in 1973.[2] His best result with the team was during the 1975–76 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with the club achieving runners-up and Wollek being the second highest goal scorer for the team that season. By 1977, he had appeared in 202 league games and scored 65 goals.[1] [3]

International career

Wollek would make his only appearance internationally during the EUFA Euro 1976 qualifiers match against Luxembourg on October 19, 1975. He came in as a substitute for László Nagy in the 39th minute and scored in the 78th minute in a 8–1 victory.[1] [4]

Wollek died on October 2, 2004, at Székesfehérvár.[2] An annual children's football tournament at Kisfalud was held in his honor beginning in 2011.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wollek Tibor. Fehérvár FC. hu. October 14, 2024.
  2. Web site: Elhunyt Wollek Tibor, a Videoton egykori kiváló játékosa. October 2, 2004. Székesfehérvár. hu. October 14, 2024.
  3. Web site: Wollek Tibor. Labdarúgó Archívum. hu. October 14, 2024.
  4. Web site: Wollek Tibor magyar válogatott labdarúgó. Magyarvalogatott.hu. hu. October 14, 2024.
  5. Web site: Tóth. Bence. June 25, 2011. Wollek Tiborra emlékeztek. FEOL. hu. October 14, 2024.
  6. Web site: February 11, 2020. A Grosics Akadémia fiataljai nyerték a Wollek Tibor Emléktornát. Gyulai Hírlap. hu. October 14, 2024.